Friedman's pathbreaking account of the relationship between popular opinion and the Supreme Court--from the Declaration of Independence to the end of the Rehnquist court in 2005--details how the American people came to accept their most controversial institution and shaped the meaning of the Constitution
Includes bibliographical references and index
Conception -- Independence -- Defiance -- Control -- Constituency -- Law v. will -- Acceptance -- Limitations -- Interpretation -- Activism -- Conclusion: What history teaches